Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2007

Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements

  • High quality papers by leading authors
  • Complete coverage of topics (including review papers and new science)
  • Topics of broad geoscience relevance
  • Up-to-date knowledge

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Introduction

    • Maria van Leeuwe
    Pages 1-2
  3. A taxonomic review of the genus Phaeocystis

    • Linda Medlin, Adriana Zingone
    Pages 3-18
  4. The life cycle of Phaeocystis: state of knowledge and presumptive role in ecology

    • Véronique Rousseau, Marie-Josèphe Chrétiennot-Dinet, Anita Jacobsen, Peter Verity, Stuart Whipple
    Pages 29-47
  5. Effects of iron concentration on pigment composition in Phaeocystis antarctica grown at low irradiance

    • G. R. DiTullio, N. Garcia, S. F. Riseman, P. N. Sedwick
    Pages 71-81
  6. Evidence for high iron requirements of colonial Phaeocystis antarctica at low irradiance

    • P. N. Sedwick, N. S. Garcia, S. F. Riseman, C. M. Marsay, G. R. DiTullio
    Pages 83-97
  7. The carbohydrates of Phaeocystis and their degradation in the microbial food web

    • Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp, Anita G. J. Buma, Marion van Rijssel
    Pages 99-118
  8. Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges

    • Jens C. Nejstgaard, Kam W. Tang, Michael Steinke, Jörg Dutz, Marja Koski, Elvire Antajan et al.
    Pages 147-172
  9. The influence of Phaeocystis globosa on microscale spatial patterns of chlorophyll a and bulk-phase seawater viscosity

    • L. Seuront, C. Lacheze, M. J. Doubell, J. R. Seymour, V. Van Dongen-Vogels, K. Newton et al.
    Pages 173-188
  10. Haemolytic activity of live Phaeocystis pouchetii during mesocosm blooms

    • Marion van Rijssel, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Andrey F. Sazhin, Peter G. Verity
    Pages 189-200
  11. Phaeocystis and its interaction with viruses

    • Corina P. D. Brussaard, Gunnar Bratbak, Anne-Claire Baudoux, Piet Ruardij
    Pages 201-215
  12. Vernal sedimentation trends in north Norwegian fjords: temporary anomaly in 234Th particulate fluxes related to Phaeocystis pouchetii proliferation

    • Sabine Schmidt, Sauveur Belviso, Paul Wassmann, Gérard Thouzeau, Jacqueline Stefels
    Pages 235-244

About this book

The ubiquitous marine microalgal species Phaeocystis plays an important role in biogeochemical cycles. Phaeocystis has a complicated life cycle, which makes it hard to decipher the role of this organism in ecosystem dynamics and hence its role in elemental cycles. This volume offers a selection of papers that have been presented at the final meeting of Working Group # 120 "Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements", of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR). The combination of a diverse yet well selected spectrum of scientific disciplines – varying from phylogeny to microbiogeochemistry and ecological modeling – makes this a very complete volume; it will no doubt become an important reference to all those working with Phaeocystis. This book comprises important review papers by various top authors in the field. Topics that are addressed reach from the organism level (taxonomy and life cycles) to ecosystem dynamics (interaction with viruses and grazing dynamics). The role of Phaeocystis in carbon cycling is focus of various chapters, as well as its role in sulphur cycling. The last treatise of this volume comprises a synthesis of all the presentations of the meeting. This chapter highlights the most relevant insights that have been gained so far and defines urgent questions that need to be addressed in future research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Groningen,  , The Netherlands

    M. A. Leeuwe, J. Stefels, W. W. C. Gieskes

  • Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnment, Gif sur Yvette, France

    S. Belviso

  • Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

    C. Lancelot

  • Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, USA

    P. G. Verity

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access